Since the Covid-19 pandemic, Congress has come up with numerous ways to enable the citizens of the US to get quality healthcare. The Covid-19 pandemic brought in a high rate of unemployment, economic recession, and a high rate of inflation. Congress has ensured that public and private health insurance are provided for those with access to medicare and ensuring low-income households have access to the basic essential health services.
These policies made by the federal and adopted by the state have helped increase public coverage of health in over 36 States thus lowering insured rates in 28 states. Though, North Dakota was known to have a higher insured rate in 2021 as compared to 2019 provided by 2021 American community survey (ACS) 1-year estimates. Visit - How the lack of implementation of Medicaid expansion has led to an increase in uninsured citizens in Southwest Florida